EU says brokers deal for early elections in Macedonia


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Jun 2015

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski waves to his supporters during a rally in Skopje, Macedonia, May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

SKOPJE (Reuters) - The European Union brokered a deal on Tuesday for early elections in Macedonia, potentially ending months of political turmoil triggered by damaging wiretap disclosures against the government.

The details of the deal, reached after intense negotiations led by EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn, remained unclear, and political sources said the sides would meet again on June 10 in Brussels to agree the specifics.

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